United States military deployments
The military of the United States is deployed in more than 150 countries around the world, with over 130,000 of its active-duty personnel serving outside the United States and its territories.[1]
US personnel are seeing active combat in Afghanistan. Others are deployed as part of several peacekeeping missions, military attachés, or are part of embassy and consulate security.
The following tables provide detail of various countries, listed by region, where US military are deployed. Countries with fewer than 100 personnel deployed are not specified. These numbers do not include any military or civilian contractors or dependents. The numbers are based on the most recent United States Department of Defense statistics as of September 30, 2016.[1]
Americas
Jurisdiction |
Total |
Army |
Navy |
USMC |
USAF |
USCG |
Contiguous United States |
960,499 |
370,069 |
174,629 |
142,145 |
238,310 |
35,346 |
Alaska |
18,707 |
9,752 |
51 |
18 |
7,028 |
1,858 |
Armed Forces Americas |
9,243 |
0 |
9,221 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
Cuba (Guantanamo Bay) |
797 |
141 |
524 |
126 |
0 |
6 |
El Salvador |
617 |
7 |
22 |
587 |
1 |
0 |
Honduras |
397 |
234 |
2 |
1 |
160 |
0 |
Greenland |
169 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
169 |
0 |
Puerto Rico |
142 |
92 |
23 |
0 |
20 |
7 |
Canada |
139 |
6 |
39 |
13 |
77 |
4 |
other |
541 |
165 |
117 |
163 |
67 |
29 |
Total |
991,251 |
380,466 |
184,628 |
143,053 |
245,832 |
37,272 |
Pacific Ocean
Jurisdiction |
Total |
Army |
Navy |
USMC |
USAF |
USCG |
Armed Forces Pacific |
61,766 |
0 |
58,747 |
3,016 |
3 |
0 |
Hawaii |
38,268 |
16,936 |
8,359 |
6,784 |
4,962 |
1,227 |
Guam |
3,879 |
172 |
1,803 |
0 |
1,904 |
0 |
Australia |
187 |
32 |
78 |
3 |
74 |
0 |
other |
104 |
19 |
4 |
69 |
6 |
6 |
Total |
104,204 |
17,159 |
68,991 |
9,872 |
6,949 |
1,233 |
Europe
US military bases in Germany in 2009
Jurisdiction |
Total |
Army |
Navy |
USMC |
USAF |
USCG |
Germany |
34,562 |
20,606 |
879 |
1,063 |
12,004 |
10 |
Armed Forces Europe |
32,565 |
618 |
31,556 |
17 |
227 |
147 |
Italy |
12,099 |
4,443 |
3,673 |
341 |
3,640 |
2 |
United Kingdom |
8,380 |
171 |
203 |
8 |
7,959 |
39 |
Spain |
3,284 |
26 |
2,709 |
116 |
433 |
0 |
Austria |
930 |
0 |
1 |
928 |
1 |
0 |
Belgium |
852 |
565 |
41 |
3 |
243 |
0 |
Romania |
682 |
4 |
16 |
655 |
7 |
0 |
Netherlands |
381 |
125 |
30 |
1 |
194 |
31 |
Kosovo |
366 |
320 |
9 |
12 |
25 |
0 |
Greece |
360 |
8 |
332 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
Hungary |
207 |
5 |
142 |
0 |
60 |
0 |
Portugal |
197 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
186 |
0 |
other |
340 |
114 |
40 |
51 |
132 |
3 |
Total |
95,205 |
27,006 |
39,641 |
3,195 |
25,131 |
232 |
East Asia and Southeast Asia
Jurisdiction |
Total |
Army |
Navy |
USMC |
USAF |
USCG |
Japan |
38,807 |
2,717 |
11,005 |
13,521 |
11,548 |
16 |
South Korea |
24,189 |
15,865 |
284 |
142 |
7,897 |
1 |
Thailand |
296 |
45 |
9 |
214 |
28 |
0 |
Singapore |
175 |
8 |
115 |
16 |
29 |
7 |
other |
151 |
39 |
44 |
31 |
33 |
4 |
Total |
63,618 |
18,674 |
11,457 |
13,924 |
19,535 |
28 |
West Asia and North Africa
Jurisdiction |
Total |
Army |
Navy |
USMC |
USAF |
USCG |
Kuwait |
5,637 |
3,249 |
96 |
1,224 |
1,068 |
0 |
Bahrain |
5,375 |
36 |
4,323 |
906 |
24 |
86 |
Iraq |
4,662 |
3,057 |
332 |
819 |
454 |
0 |
Qatar |
4,400 |
292 |
3 |
91 |
4,014 |
0 |
Turkey |
2,145 |
149 |
4 |
26 |
1,966 |
0 |
United Arab Emirates |
1,661 |
207 |
11 |
98 |
1,345 |
0 |
Jordan |
1,618 |
575 |
23 |
158 |
862 |
0 |
Saudi Arabia |
372 |
239 |
21 |
36 |
76 |
0 |
Egypt |
355 |
309 |
23 |
1 |
22 |
0 |
other |
275 |
146 |
22 |
44 |
63 |
0 |
Total |
26,500 |
8,259 |
4,858 |
3,403 |
9,894 |
86 |
Central Asia and South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa and Indian Ocean
Unspecified
Jurisdiction |
Total |
Army |
Navy |
USMC |
USAF |
USCG |
Overseas |
28,174 |
6,147 |
9,284 |
8,418 |
3,584 |
741 |
Domestic |
5,916 |
5,916 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
34,090 |
12,063 |
9,284 |
8,418 |
3,584 |
741 |
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